unsophisticatedreader 's review for:

Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood

3.0

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I felt like something was lacking in this book. I don't know. I thought I was going to love it and for some parts I did, but mostly I was just sad, anxious and uncomfortable. I can't believe how far we've come in our thoughts toward disabled children. I would never have imagined that only 50 years ago, babies with down syndrome and other disabilities would have been viewed and treated so negatively. It was a sad book with a somewhat satisfying ending but I guess I was just hoping for more umph or something...which probably makes no sense to anyone but me. I just never felt that big emotion I was hoping for with this one.